Short Fiction · Character

Mrs. Packletide

A status-hungry socialite who arranges an elaborate tiger hunt purely to outshine a rival and claim the glory for herself.

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Also known as the Packletide

First appearance: Mrs. Packletide's Tiger

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The protagonist who arranges a tiger hunt to outshine her rival Loona Bimberton, accidentally shoots a goat, and is later blackmailed by her companion.

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Mrs. Packletide moves through country-house society where reputations are made and unmade by a single conspicuous gesture, and she has decided that a tiger skin is the gesture she needs. Her rivalry with the dazzling Loona Bimberton drives her to commission a hunt she has no intention of surviving alone, since the point is the trophy, not the danger. Her vanity and willingness to purchase courage rather than possess it set the story's comic machinery in motion.

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Aftermath
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Mrs. Packletide's Tiger
The protagonist who arranges a tiger hunt to outshine her rival Loona Bimberton, accidentally shoots a goat, and is later blackmailed by her companion.
A Matter of Sentiment
Eagerly hopes for inside information and later fumbles an excuse about Himalayan pheasants when Lady Susan appears.
The Recessional
Suggested Clovis write the poem and arranged publication in the Smoky Chimney.
The Wolves of Cernogratz
The plump, dismissive baroness who scoffs at the legend and later tries to rationalize the supernatural events.
The Elk
Not present; no character with this ID appears in the chapter.

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